Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 25, 1909, Page 1

CONTEMPT IN LYN CHING GASE Tennessee Sheriff, deuty Sheriff and Four Resi- dents in Trouble U. 8 SUPREME COURT ANGERED State Officers Declared Guilty of Joining in a Conspiracy to Lynch a Negro Who Had Been Sentenced to Death by the Local Courts—Case Regarded of Exceptional Interest—To be Funished Next Tuesday. ‘Washington, May 24.—Contemipt of the supreme court of the United States will be punished by that. highest court next Tuesday. It will be the first fime that the most august tribunal in the land has undertaken to mete out a penalty for so serious an offnse. More- over, the importance of the occasion will ‘be enhanced by the number of tho defendants, History of the Case. The proceedings will take place in the cases of Sherift Shipp and Deputy Sheriff Gibson of Hamilton county, Tennessee, and four other resident< of that county, named respectively Wil- Jiams, Nolan, Padgett and May. These men were declared by the court today to be ‘gullty of an act of contempt in joining in 1965 in a conspiracy to lynch « negro named Johnson, who had been rentenced to death by the local courts on the charge of rape, and in whose case the supreme court had interfered to the extent of granting an appeal, which had the effect of a supersedeas. On the night after the announcement of the ‘court’s action Johnson was taken out of the fail in Chattanooge by a mob and lynched. There was no resistance by the jail authorities and Shipp and & number of his deputies, as well as about twenty citizens, were yroceeded against on the charge of contempt of the federal court. HOUSE PASSED THE PHILIPPINE TARIFF BILL. Republicans Again Took Matters Into Their Own Hands. ‘Washington, May -24.—The republi- cans of the touse today again took matters into their own hands and with & sudden show of strength nassed the Philippine tarift bill, the consideration of which was concluded two weeks ugo, referred the message of the presi- dent regarding Porto Rican affairs to the committee on ways and means, and devoted some time to a discussion of the bill amending the lawe of Porto Rico s0 as to divest the legislature of certain authority. ‘When the body met Mr, Macon (Ar- | kan made his usual point of no quorum, but the majority leader, Mr. Perrine, instead of moving an adjourn- ment, as he had done heretofors, forced w call of the house and & quorum a within a ghort time. The. f uoffiu&"lllmolmn~ iderable length by Mr. naga, the orto comimissioner, vigorously pposing the bill affecting the island @nd denouncing the executive council Will Be Taken Into Custody at Once. The case has been pending ever since ani the number of defendants was gradually reduced to nine. Of these nine, three were found guiltless today, while the other six were ordered to be brought into court next Tuesday for sentence. They will be taken into custody immediately and will appear in court Ip charge of Marshal Wright. The sentence may be efther fine or im- prisonment, or both. First Time the Court Has Asserted Its Dignity. The case is regarded as of excep- tional interest because it is practicaily the first time that the court has ever undertaken to assert its dignity or to resent acts or words reflecting upon it. In previous cases some years ago a defendant was fined for some expres- sion of contempt, but the case was o comparatively insignificant as virtuaily fo leave the present proceeding stand- ing alone. ot cases of Sherift Shi~- and Deputy Gibson the court in effect de- Clares that there may be contempt in s failure by officers of the law to pre- vent a crime in contempt of the court and taking cognizance of an offense at s0 great a distance, the court for the first time asserts by its action its rikht to compel the proper respect for and treatment of its orders in all parts of the union. GEORGIA RAILROAD STRIKE, AUTOMOBILE MAIL SERVICE. Danger That the Trouble May Spread to Other Roads. Atlanta, Ga., Mey 24.—Hope of sét- tlement of the strike of firemen on the Georgia. railroad centers tonight on the visit tomorrow, of United States Com- missioner of Labor Charles P. Nelll, who is coming from Washington. Governor Smith proposed arbitration by a_commission of Georgians today. The firemen accepted, but the railroad did not. Manager Scott of the Geor- gia railroad fiformed the governor that would be present tomorrow to con- fer with Mr. Neill. The danger that the strike may spread to other raflroads became eeri- ous today, when Vice President Ball of the firemen's organization said that diversion of the Georgia railrcad's freight business to other roads would cause the firemen of those roads to vote on whether they would accept divert- ed freight. Preparations are under way by post- office officers to establish an automo- bile mail service between Union Point or uppet branch of the legislature of Porto Rico. The bill was ding when the house eadjourned until Thursday. “QUINTUPLETS," NURSE SAID. Only Nineteen Recorded Cases 8uch Liberality on’ Part of Stork. Byracuse, May 24—Is it a boy or & girl?" John Hale of Collamer asked the nurs “Four of them are boys and one is a girl” was the answer that made John Hale gasp. The quintuplets were all gl.rtocfiy formed and seemingly healthy. In the absence of sufficient natural nour- sshment, however, it became necessary 15 administer cow's milk, and three of them died as the result, The two survivors are doing = The Hales, instead of manifesting pride In the stork’s prodigality, sought to keep It from the_public, the nurse end all others concerned being sworn to secrecy, and reporters being “shooed” from the place. Mr. Hale 18 about 28 years old, and his wife is & few years younger. .They had not previously had any children. The Index catalogue of the surgeon- gemeral's library at Washington, ac- cerding to physicians, contains rec- ords of only nineteen similar cases. And, ‘ourlously enough, & case has just been reported from Clark county, ‘Wisconsin. CANADA COAL STRIKE ENDS. Industrial Struggle Settled by Board of Conciliation. ‘Winnipeg, Man., May 24—t was an- nounced today that the strike of the ‘wcal miners which has affected nearly all of the mines of mouthern Alberta and eastern British Columbia for three months has been settled by the board of conciliation appointed by the gov- ernment under the Lemioux act assist- #d by board members of the United Mine Workers of America sent from Ilaho, Washington and Oregon. The miners yielded on the open shop con- tention and the mine operators yiclded as to disorimination against union members. The terms of the agree- ment are binding on both parties for three years. The agreement will be signed Wed- resday and work resumed the follow- ing day. Seven to ten thousand men swere forced into idleness by the strike of ' Mrs, Bingham Gets Two Years in Pen- itentiary for Manslaughter, Cleveland, uudy —Mrs. Harriet B. of Springfield, Mass., w sentenced to two yesrs In the peniten. tlary in common pleas court today after pleading gulty to the charge of manslaughter. ‘She shot and killed her eommon law husband, Lemuel Bing- Bam, a fow weeks ago. The woman nted a long statement to the uct, In which she said her hushand itually abused he c: AL i S “Mrs. . Rockefelle” Recovering from., Pneumonia. Hot Springs, Va, May 24.—DMrs. J. D. Rockefeller, who for some time was seriously {l] with pneumonia at the Homestead hotel here. has couvalesced wo rapidly that the family will leave in a few days for their summer lLome at Pocantico Hills, N. Y. v e Bl Gift of Drinking Feuntain Accepted. « Milford, Conn.,, May 24—At & meet- ing of the Village Improvement socfety tonight the gift of & drinking fountain from Gen QGeorge H. Ford of New Haven was , &8 Was the gift of a tract of tem agres of land for i g .‘m Clamk Wileox of and Athens, Ga. No trains were run toda) REV. MOTHER IRENE Appointed Head of the Ursuline Order in New England States. New York, May 24/—A cable des- patch today from Rome to the Cath- olic church authorities here announc. ed the appointment of the Rev. Mother Irene, dean of the College of St. An- gela, at New Rochelle, N. Y., a prom- inent Catholic school for women, as head of the Ursuline order for the northern province, which includes the North Atlantic and New England states. Congratulations on her pro- motion were telegraphed to the Rev, Mother today by Cardinal, Gibbons, Archbishops Farley and Irefand, and other church dignitaries. Objectionable Bath Houses at Compo Beach to Be Removed. Westport, Conn., May 24.—At the town meeting today the selectmen were ordered to have removed all of the bath houses which have for somie time been used as cottages at Compo beach and which have been objection- able to the people of that part of the town. It was voted to build a town bath house, part of which is to be for public use and part to be rented. The buildings now there are to be removed | within thirty days. This is the beach that*has for many years been occu- g‘ed by squatters, who for some time ave fought against all efforts to eject them. Bridgeportto Suspend Business to At- tend Ball Game, Bridgeport, Conn., May 24.—Follow- ing the example set by the gity and town officials in deciding to close all public ofices next Thursday afternoon the board of education announced to- day-that there will be but one session of the public schools on that day, and that all the schools will close at 1 p, m. to allow the pupils to attend a basgeball game. The game, the prooeeds of which will go to & building fund for the Girls' club, will be, between teams from the city officials and the Morning Telegrain. Sargent and Wife Found Guilty and Sentenced. Parls, May 24—On the charge of having maltreated young children con- fided to their care, Cecil H. Sargent, an Englishman, and his i wife, who was Josephine Savin of New York, were found guilty in the correctional court today. Sargent was sentenced to two years' imprisonment and his wife to thirteen months’ im- prisonment, In addition a small fine was jmposed on each of the. defend- Aants. Mrs. Taft's Condition Much Improved. Washington, May “24.—Mrs, Taft, whose condition has been a cause of some concern to the president during the past week, was much improved to- day, being able to leave her room and walk about the White house. It is ot Itkely, howéver, that she will be able to accompany the president to Pittsburg the latter part of the week, or to Gettysburg next Monday, where Mr. Taft wil| delver a Memorial day oration and Miss Helen Taft will un- veil a memorial shaft to the regular soldlers who lost their Mves on the Gettywburg, battlefleid. No Cut Down of Fall River Mill Wagea Fall River, -Mas: May 24—The |-present rate of wages in the Fall Rly, er print cloth mills will be contin during the next six months, the man- ufacturers having waived their right under the wliding sale agreement to make & outdown of &hout Ve ner cant. ~Berlin,’ May 24—Mme. Marcella Senbrich has been obliged by ill health to cance] all outstanding engagements. She was to have sung here in opera in the second week of June, Paris, May 24—The Prix Rocher was run at St. Cloud today-and won by H. P. Duryea's Rose Noble. W. Vanderbilt's Susquehanna came in second in the Prix Marguerite. Honoluly, May 24.—A struggle among strike breakers to secure employment in place of Japanese strikers at the Walalua plantation led to such disor- der today that the.police were com- pelled to interfers in order to suppress the disturbance. Southgmpton, May 24.—The Britis] steamer Bittern has put in here ex- tensively damaged by collision with the German steamship Prometheus, from New York for Rotterdam. The damage to the Prometheus, it any, is not yet known, The Prometheus pro- ceeded for her destination. CARICATURED THE PRESIDENT. Editor of Porto / ed for Sending Through M: San Juan, Porto Rico, May 24.—Joa- quin Beirreiro,editor of a weekly news- paper given over to the publication of caricatures, and called EI Carnival, was arrested hére today by the federal gu? thorities, charged with sending improp- er matter through the mails. ~The charge is based on a cartoon of Presi- dent Taft and a reference 1o s recent message on Porto Rico. Beirreiro was held in $5,000 bail. $100,000 CUSTOM HOUSE SALE. an Paper Arrest- Improper Matter Paris Gowns Seized by Inspectors to Be Disposed of at Auction. New York, May 24—Paris gowns, waists, and' lingerie to the value of nearly $100,000, and seized by the cus- tem house inspectors, will be sold at auction beginning Wednesday, June 2. The sale will occupy five days and will be under the direction of United States Marshal Henkel\ The contents of the five confiscated trunks will be exhib- ited one day and sold the next. The garments are elaborate, the latest models from the French capital. One of the trunks contalped sixty- scven shirt waists; another forty-nine princess gowns: the third twenty-one shirt waists, the fourth thirty lace waists, and the fifth forty-three prin- cess gowns. In the five trunks thers- were 984 scparate items, but of these seventy- eight have been withdrawn from sale. “ June 2, 4, 8 10, and 12 have been set as sale days, and on the day prior te the day of sale the goods will be exhibited in rooms 504 to 509 of the custom house, FIRED AT CLOTH, KILLED BRIDE. Boy Saw Something White Fluttering in Bushes and Shot at It. Flint, Mich, May 24.—Arthur Mer- ritt, 10 years' old, of this city, when walking ‘along the riverbank with a rifle yesterday, saw a white cloth’ flut- tering In some bushes on the ite side of the stream and fired at it. Mrs. Lizaie Atkinson, & recently married Young woman, received the bullet in her forehead and died in a few min- utes. Mrs: Atkinson was walking along the river with ber husband and it was her bandkerchief, with which she was wip- ing some dust from her face, that caught the eye of the boy. Young Mer- Titt ‘was so affected after the accldent that he had to be placed under re- straint to prevent him from carrying out thieats of sulcide. NDINTEhFERENCE FROM LOGUE. Will Not Meddle With Affairs of An- cient Order of Hibernians, Boston, May 24.—A letter from Car- dinal Logue of Ireland, stating that he has “not the remotest intention of in- terfering” in the affairs of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, was made public Dby officfals of the order in this city today. The ‘letter was written to Patrick Logue of Philadelphia in response to his query as to the correctness of statements attributed to the cardinai by Matthew Cummings, national presi- dent of the Hiberaians of America, that Cardinal Logue did not favor the sup- port of the national movement by the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Cennecticut Peace Society Officers. Hartford, May 24—The Connecticut o was addressed here to- 3 ¢ F. Trueblood, LL.D., of Boston, on Recent Advances In the Cause of International Peace. The following officers, all of Hartford, were elected: President, A. D. Call; vice president, Col. C, E. Thompson; secre- tary, Rev. R. .W. Roundy,’ and treas- urer, J. G, Calhoun. Weston Passes Agate, Col. Agate, Col, May 24.—Baward Pay- son Weston, the pedestrian, who is walking to the Pacific coast, passed through here tonight. IN THE CITY COURT. Larivee Case and the West Side Mat- ter Continued at Request of Counsel. _In the city court on Monday-morn- ing the case against Joseph Larivee Wwas continued at the request of his’ counsel, W. H. Shields, until May 31, and the bond was continued. In the case against Dennis Donovan and James Fitzgerald a continuance was asked to secure wilnesses and granted, the case to be heard this morning. CHELSEA BANK SAFE Being Moved from Bank Building to Garage in Shetucket Street. On Monday John Woodmansee took out the large plate glass window in the Chelsea Savings bank and started to move the large safe of the Chelsea bank from the vault in that Ruilding, which has been sold.to the Thames National bank. The securities were moved soon after the fire, and the safe, which weighs many tons, is to be tak- en to the garege in Shetucket street erected by Judge Thayer, where it will remain until the new bank bullding is erected. Hearing on Niantio Bridge. Commissioners Canfield, Ulmer ana Lincoln sat Monday at' . the court heuse in New London to hear testi- mony in the matter of the &mount the state is to pay Mrs. LeCount for the toll bridge at Niantic, which the staf Froposes to take for 4 public bridge. “The hearing was cony at nine o'cloek in the evening and report will e made at Hartford June 7. Tillman's Great Loss. Tilimen once more has eaten dianer fl.za White House. The entenie cor- diale Is restored, but the South €aro- lina senator has lost a grouch that was a political asset of value.~Philadelphia ~ Ghased Balloon WHICH v1-|u\'r:t.:p Fn‘r:n—fluu / A MILE A MINUTE. PERILOUSTRIP OF MASSACHUSETTS From Pittsfield to Monson—Balloon Spun Round Like a Top, With Car at Angle of 45 Degrees. » Springfield, Mass.,, ‘May 24.—Flying | through space in advance of a thun- der storm the balloon Massachusetts with William J. Van Sleet as pilot made a trip from Pittsfleld to a field in Monson, three miles from the Palmer postoffice, in exciting and at times perilous fashion, this afternoon. In Perilous Position. Once the balloon was caught in a swirl of air and seemed to spin around while the car swung from side to side at an angle of 45 degrees. That was of 250th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Founding of Norwich, July 5th and 6th * Visilor in Sky SEEN EARLY MONDAY MORNING Visible from 2 to 3 O'clock—Had Ap- Ppearance of Gigantic “Naked Eye” Comet, Close to, Earth. 2 Geneva, N. Y..May 24.—An unusual estronomic- phenomenon which had the appearance of a comet clos~ to the earth was observed early today at the Smith observatory here by Dr. Wil liam R. Brooks, professor of astronomy at Hobart college. In reporting his observation he says: Large Head and Enormous Tail. “The object was visible in 'the east- ern sky from 2 to 3 o'clock this morn- ing. It had the appearance of & gigan- tic ‘naked eye' comet, with a largg the in Edsthampton, not more than half a mile from the hotel at the top of Mount Tom. As the balloon was re. leased from this eddy it shot up high- er and then caught by a swift wind current from the northwest swept across the Connecticut _river faster than a mile a minute with an ominous Jooking storm cloud not far behind. Five Miles in Four Minutes. One of the passengers who had his watch in his hand figured that the balloon traveled five miles in four minutes passing over Holyoke. ADANA MASSACRE INQUIRY. Turkish Commission Taking Testimony —Moslems in Prison. Mersina, Asiatic Turkey, Sunday, May 23.—The ‘situation at Adana, the scene of fatal rioting during the recent anti Christian outbreak in Asiatic Turkey, has shown definite improvement in the Jast four days. The commission of in- vestigation is busily oocupled, but_up to the present time no judgment has been given, nor have any punishments been executed., A considerable number of Moslems are in prison, but they do not include men of important - tions. The Rev. Herbert Adams Gibbons of Hartford, Conn., @ missionary of the American Board of Commissioners for Forelgn Missions, has testified before the commission on the killing of Ar- menians at government headquarters, No other foreigners have yet been call- ed upon for evidence. The official rec- ords show that 160 Moslems and 95 _.non-Moslems had been taken into cus- tody up to yesterday in connection with the disorders. Pliae it st BT IO OLD FORGER DIES IN PRISON. William K. Skillman Made Himself Bencficiary in Neighbor's Will. Trenton, N. J., May 24.—William K. Skillman, the aged farmer of Blawen- burg, who was sentenced to five years' imprisonment for having forged the will of his friend and neighbor, the late William Lanehart, died in state prison here late last night. Skillman was 70 vears old. He was addicted to the use of morphine, and is said to have been In the habit of tak- ing fifteen pills daily. When he was brought to the prison recently his dai- 1y supply of morphine was cut down to about one-quarter of what he had been accustomed to take. Skillman’s case had been in the courts for two years before he was brought here. In the will' that he was convict- o4 of having forged,” he appeared as The estate was worth about $20,000. He was at one time president of the New Jersey State Horticultural societ r of Harvard @ambridge, Mass., May 24—The sud- den jllness today of J. E. Wald, a member of the Harvard varsity crew, will make necessary some changes in the boat for the Cornell race next Monday. Waid is suffering from a se- vere cold and while the illness is not serious it will probably keep him out of the boat for a week. In his seat at No. 7 two candidates were tried in tod practice, W. R. Severance, former captain of the crew, and P. Withington. American Committed Suicide at Ver- sailles. Versailles, May 24.—Edward Sand- ford of New York committed suicide at a hotel here today. He shot him- self twice in the head with a revolver. His act is attributed to ill health and financial worries. Mr. Sandford was about 50 years of age. Unanimously. Re-elected Grand Master Columbus, O, May 24—The Broth- | erhood of 'Railway Trainmen _today unanimously re-elected Grand Master W. G. Lee of Cleveland and the. title of president which he will hereafter bear when the new. constitution be- comes effective. A. R. King of Cleve- land was re-elected general secretary and treasurer, and D. L. Cease of this city editor and manager, both by unanimous votes. T. R. Demege was clected to the office of assistant to the president. The three vice presi- dents were re-clected f Tom Longboat in e Trim. Toronto, Ont, May 24—Tom Long- boat had no trouble in disposing of Tom Coley in the twenty-mile race at Hanalans Point tonight, The Indian was Infine trim and showed something of his old time style. He finished with a splendid burst of speed, gaining nearly a lap in the last four, and lead- ing Coley by over a mile when he crosged the line. Longboat's time for the twenty miles was 1.55.16. Georgla Negro Hanged by Mob. Lincolnton, Ga., May 24— Albert Aik- en. & negro, yyho wounded John Spires, & whité fafmer, last Thursday, was hanged early today by 100 men, who broke into the jail. The body was found/ today bearing this placard: “Notice: * This {s what will happen to all negroes in Lincein county under similar circumstances. (Signed) - “REGULARS.” Francoels Emile Michel Dead. May 24 —Francois Emile Michel, the French artist and art crit- ic, died In this eity today. He was born in 1823, head and a tail of emormous propor- tions. When first seen the head was in the great square of Pegasus and the tail stretched upward toward the North star, at one time reaching the chair of Cassiopeia. The motion was rapidly eastward. At 2.30 a. m. the Tead enveloped the star Algenio and by 3 o'clock it had reached the horizon, Soon after the tail was lost in the rapidly advancing dawn. Must Have Been Very Close to the \ _ Earth. Professor Brooks, who in the past thirty-five vears has discoversd twen- | Ly-five comets, a greater numbeér than jany other living astronomer, thinks {that the phenomenon may not have been a_comet, but merely unusual man- ifestation of the aurora borealis. No other auroral effect was visible, how- ever. 1If the object was a comet it must, he says, have been very close to the earth. MISS FLORA EUGENIA SCHAEFER Recent Student at Columbia Univer- sity Teachers' College, Attempts Suicide. New York, May 24—Miss Flora Eu- genia Schaefer, until recently a stu- dent at the Teachers' college of Co- lumbia university, was found uncon- scious this afternoon the floor of her partment in Harlem with the end of @ gas tube in her mouth. * She was hurried to the hospital and is in a critidal condition. The polica say the this contention is stremgthened by the fact that the girl burned a number of letters before turning on the gas. Miss Schaefer formerly taught school in Cincinnati. where she is said to have won several scholarship prizes. Her relatives, it is understood, live in Wis- consin, SPRINKLED TACKS ON COURSE. Trick Played on Manitoba Indian in Fifteen-Mile Foot Race. Winnipeg, Man, May 24.—A trick was played on Accoose, a Manitoba Indian, tonight, in his _fifteen-mile foot race with Appleby. The race was run in a rink. Someone sprinkled tacks on the course, and as the Indian ran in moccasins he gzathered them in. He was leading by a lap in the fourth mile when he stopped to pick the tacks out, losing three laps. Appleby ran in rubber shoes. The Indian gave up In { the ninth mile with bleeding feet four laps behind and Appleby finished alone. AUSTRIA AND JAPAN. Germany Without Information About Reported Treaty for Mutual Help. Berlin, May 24—The foreign office has no informatlon regarding the re- ported conclusion of a military treaty between Austrla-Hungary and Japan, providing for mutual help in the event that either*power should become en- gaged in war with Russia, and conse- quently Germany is not in a position either to approve of the agreement, as alleged, or to disapprove of it. Eldredge Shaw Returned to His Fa- ther. Boston, May 24.—Eldredge Shaw, the eleven-year-old son of State Senator James F. Shaw, was returned to his father today by H. Fisher Eldredge, the father of Mrs. Shaw, who. with the boy, was found in Santa Barbara, Cal., recently. Senator Shaw's efforts to regain the custody of his son have been attended by somewhat sensa- ticnal features, but today Mr. Eld- redge brought the boy to Boston from Portsmouth, N. H., and delivered him to his father. New York Man Drowned,in a Brazilian River. Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 24.—A steam launch in which Julius Jacobsen, a representative of the General Electric company of New York, and fifteen oth- ers frere making a trip on the River Tiete: today, ran into a sunken rock and was wrecked. Jacobsen and six of the other excursionists were drowned. . Body of Mme. Modjeska on Its Way to Poland. Los Angeies, May 24, Mme. Helen Modjeska, the Polish tra- gedlenne, who died a month ago, will ‘e removed from the vault at Calvary cemetery tomorrow and started on its lcng jqurney toPoland for burial, The body will be accompanied by the hus- band of the actress, who will make his future home in Cracow, Poland. New “Haven Conductor Killed by Switching Engine. South Norwalk, Ct., May 24—Philip P. Bird, a conductor on the New Haven road, was run over by a switching en- £ine 'at Wilson's Point tonight and so badly injured that he died soon affer at tiie louhl hospital. He leaves & wid- ow, living on Hamilton avc ue. Jan Laborers in Hawaii on Strike. Honoluly, May 24.—The J‘;Vy:mu laborers of the Ewa and ialub plantation struck today, pending a re- Ply of the sugar planiers to their de- mands for increased pay. On these two plantations the Jupanese have hitherto held out against the determi- nation of their striking countrymen to have them join the strike. case is one of attempted suicide and| The body of | ) Duten” -':1;' s oo 4 washed overboard off Cape Horn. Dr. A. M. Fisher Committed Suicide t McAllisterville, Pa., after failing to effect a reconciliation with hi§ wife, It Was Said at Omaha that it was believed the bandits who robbed the Overland Limited train would be caught. Three Steamers Succeeded in Leavin, and two entered the harbor of S Johns, ‘where the ice floes are begin- ning to drift southward. At the Commencement of Hampton institute, Hampton, Va., a letter from President Taft accepting a trusteeship in the institute wad read. The New British Dreadnoughts will have 12-inch guns of increased power, all the main battery being capable of being fired on either side, Advicss from Cuba Say that the financial conditions are causing grave anxiety and that the liberal factions seem to be unable to unite. Governor Hughes Reduced the ap- propriations for 1909, which amounted to more than $9,000,000 over those for 1908, to a net excess of $464,000. With But Little Slackening, the Lab- rador current continues to carry with it on its course past the eastern New- foundland ports a steady procession of ice cakes, constituting flelds of almost interminable length. Seth W. Cobb of St. Louis, formerly congressman and prominent in civic affairs, especially in the obtaining of a government appropriation of $5,000,000 for the Louisiana Purchase e€position, died Saturday night Guilty of Murder in the Second De- gree was the verdict returned at Erie, Pa., by the jury before whom Delmar Young was tried on the charge of murdering his mother. The case was concluded Saturday night and was given to the jury at midnight. Walter T. Hanson of Macon. Ga., son of Major John F. Hanson, president of the Georgia Central Rajlway company, died suddenly fron: acute indigestion in New York Sunday at the Hotel Be mont. Mr. Hanson was a cotton goods manufacturer, having succeeded his father in thé presidency of the Bibb Manufacturing company STIRRED BY HOLDUP. * Postoffice Department Aids Hunt for Train Robbers. Washington, May 24—Stirred as it has not been over a train holdup in vears, the officers of the postoffice de- partment have taken prompt apd vigor- ous steps to capture the robbers and secure the booty taken by the men who held up and_ robbed the Union Pacile Overland Limited train near Omaha last Saturday night. The office of -Chief Inspector MecMillan of the L MEMBERS OF LAMBS CLUB IN “GAMBOL” Over the 0ld Pool Room Specialty Entitled i - “A Game of Pool” / One Hundred and Fifty Stage Luminaries Furnish Enter- - tainment'at Metropolitan Opera House in Rolse of Stage Personages and Supers—Noisy and Enthusias- tic Welcome when Curtain k ose. New York. May 24.—In consideration of $40,000, tendered them in amounts varying from $1,100 for a parterre hox and $55 for a single orchestra chajr to $2 for a seat in the last row of the top balcony, the actors managers and playwrights' who constitute the mem- bershfp of the Lambs club admitted the public tonight to one of .t “gambols,” the scene of which transferred for the occasion to tho Metropolitan opera houge. Opera House Cowded. Attracted by the presence in the cast for the evening’s entertainment of some 15) stage luminaries—the very top of the profession—and by the pros- pect of the unusual sight of David Belasco, Augustus Thomas, Charles Klein, A, L. Erlanger, George-Broad- hurst and other equally prominent dramatists and managers in the role of stage personages and supers, resre- séntative New York, fashion and fam crowded into the house to witness the ev politan nt. Parade of the Lambs, 400 Strong. opera Before the “gambol,” the Lambs, 400 strong, paraded from their clubhous in West Forty-fourth street t the the ater In a body, with Victor Herbert ana his orchestra of fifty pisces in the van the objects of an ovation wh wa but the forerunner of a no and more enthusiastic welcome when the curtain rose upon the assembled black faced group making up the first num- ber on the programme—an minstrel. With DeWolf Hopper as in- terlocutor anfl such favorites as Ray- mond Hitchcock, Eddie Foy, Nat Wills Lynn Arbuckle, Cf arles Evans, And was | old-time | Mack as end men, with Victor Herbert conducting and his orchestra of fifty accompanying the singing, this proved one of the best of the evening’s many delightful features. The next number, the Forum scens from Julis esar, rved to bring before the footlights James O'Nelll ax Brutus and DeWolf .Hopper as Mare Antony, Joe Weber and Lew Fields Recalled the Old Bays. After Jullus Caesar came & brief in- termissicn, then Jo Weber and Lew Fields, assisted by gave the old pool room specialty en- titled “A G of Pool.” which recull- ed the old days and brought laughter till the tears came. Raymond Hitchcock as Chorus Giri. This wa Matinee, nin pmpany of sturs, by tollowed ong and ppeared as minute sketeh V. Hobart entitied the performance to a close, The picted was a stage at ar e morning after a New York “first night.” Wilton Lack- aye was the hero, Donald Brian the herolne, Digby Beli the wardrobe mis- ip Raymond Hitchcock the chorus girl, ‘with thirty-seven other stars in various David Belasco Dropped Out of the Clouds. K As a climax David Belasco dropped out of the clouds, accompanied by thunder and lightning, and a Lamb in- personating Oscar Hammerstein con- verted the whole into grand opera into which everybody joined as the rhorus, BODY OF MAN FOUND IN NEW HAMPSHIRE POND. Bullet Hole in Right Temple—Body Heavily Weighted. Hooksett, N. H. May 24.—A bullet wound In the right temple and a hole or depression on the left skull made postoffice departmant is today one of Papparently by a blow from a blunt unusual activity over the daring rob- bery, and the greatest interest is buing manifested In the case. A force of postal inspectors, men picked for their known bravery and nerve, are already on the scene of the holdup, working in co-operation with the Union Pacific inspectors and au- thorities in an effort to round up the robbers. This force will be increased by tomoyrow with several more men in whose nerve and -ability the chief in spector has every confldence. This force will work directly under tha chief inspector here. JOHN HAYS HAMMOND DECLINES Tells President That He'Cannot Ac- cept Post of ter to China. ‘Washington, p 24.—After an hour's interview with President Taft today, John Hays Hammond definitely declined the tender of the appointment of minister to China. Mr. Hammond told the president that he agreed with him that China offered a field for Am- erican enterprise and development of American trade that would tempt al- most any one to take up the work of the American mission in that country. He sald he felt deeply honored by the offer of the nomination, and that he willingly would make any personal or Lusiness sacrifice in order to accept it. He felt, however, as a duty to his fam- ily, that he should not undertake to go tc ‘the orient for any length of time. Mrs, Hammond and I have several children growing. up,” said Mr. Ham- mond, “and we fee] that we ought_to have a home and settle down, We have had many years of roughing it, and think we ought to have a rest.” OPEN TALK OF LYNCHING. Special Officers Stationed at lowa Jail to Protect Negro. Centerville, Towa, May 24.—Center- ville tonight s filled with excited peo- ple to attend the trial of John Jun- ken, a negro. confessed slayer of Clara Rcsen, an Ottumwa choir singer, on the night of February 5 last. Junken crushed the girl's face with a stone after having trailed her from her sis- ter's home to a lonely spot. He had only recently been released from the penitentiary. There is oven talk of lynching to- night and scouts from Ottumwa are i town to make the necessary prep arations to lynch’ Junken if the jury fails to inflict the death penalty, it is said. Sherift Clark has stationed six spe- cial officers in-the jail to protect the negro. WAS TO MARRY; ENDS LIFE. Brockton Man Whose Weddir- Was Set for Yesterday Thwarts Cupid. Brockton, Mass, May 24—With his marriage to Miss Florence Adams of Elmwood arranged for this afternoon, and with a home furnished and ready for occupancy, Charles B. Russell of this city took his life by shooting to- day. Russell was 24 years of age, and was employed by a local shoe firm. It is believed that worry and over- work led to the suieide. Automobile Turned Turtle. Palmer, Mass, May 24.—Edward P. Blake of Boston, New England agent for the Jackson Automobile compan: and his foreman, Howard McArthur, also of that city, received serious but probably not fatal injuries when their automobile turned turtle through the collapse of a tire, two miles west of here tonight. The men were on their way to New Haven to participate in a bill climbing contest on Wednes- Steamehip Arrivals. At Naples MWrtha Washington, from New York. At London: May 24, Minnewaska, from New York. At Bremen: May 23, Friedrich der Grosse, from New York. At Genoa:: May 23, Barbarossa, from New York. ’ At Liverpool: May 28, Cedric, from New York. At Glasgow: May 23, Coluinbja, from New York via Moville instrument, were disclosed by an au- topsy held today on the body of a man found yesterday in Hinman's pond, near here. The body was weighted with a heavy plece of gran- ite which had apparently been hewn especially for th PUrpos At the other end the rope was wound a half- dozen times about the man's body the walst. The body had evidently been in the water for months. It was that of a man six feet tall who probably weighed 200 pounds and was aps sixty years old. County At- Clifford ordered the body placed in the town tomb tonight, awaiting further investigation of the mystery. CHICAGO.M;N ARRESTED ON BIGAMY CHARGE. R. W. Baker Taken Into Custody at Honolulu. in- tes as Honoluly, May 24—On _cibled structions from the United St marshal at Chicago, R. W. Baker arrested today on a charge of big Chicago, May 24—R. W. Baker has a wife in Chicago. Reports recently received from San Francisco said that Baker, while on the way from San Francisco to Honolulu, fell in love with a San Francisco woman who was on the way to Honolulu to marry a resi- dent of the Hawaifan capital. On rival at Honolulu the woman jilted her flance, the repor: said, and was married to Baker. PANIC IN MESSINA, SEVERE EARTH SHOCK. Vertical and Horizontal Movement Which Lasted Ten: Seconds. Messina, Ma s verest shocks since the great earth- quake occurred here this afternoon. The movement was both vertical and horizontal and lasted ten seconds. The shock was preceded by a rumbling roise. The populace fled, panic strick- en, and the walls of the ruins in vari- ous places collapsed. One of the Barcelona, May 24.—A slight earth shock occurred today at the village of Manou. It lasted two seconds, but did no damage. Omega Lambda Ci Celebrated on Yale Campus. New Haven, Conn., May first time in_several rs the four classes at Yale celebrated Lambda Chi on the campus tonight. g the past the night has been devoted to a rough initiation of the members of the sophomore class. Tonight the entire college body joined in the cele- bration, which opened with a parade of the classes around the campus and the men dressed In fantastic garh. At the close of the parade the members of the sophomore and freshmen class had competitive games, after which ail the classes joined. in a general frolic. —For the Enraged Over Distribution of Earth- quake Relief. Regglo, Italy, May 24.-At Sinopoli, a smal] village near Sant FEufemia, the populace became enrazed over the manner in which they have been neg- lected in the distributién of relief to the earthquake sufferere. They made a hostile demonstration against the autharities and attacked the barracks, Several ldiers were wounded and a velley was fired at the rioters, killing #ix of them and wounding several oth- ers. No. 2.Red Wheat Quoted at Bushel. $1.58 St Is, May 24.—The highest prico for wheat in the history of the St. Louls gral market was reached today, when No. 2 red wheat was quoted at $1.58 a bushel. Cincinnati,, 0., May 24.—No. 2 red wheat reached $1.66 today, tne highest price since 187 Booth Fisheries Co. Incorporated. Chicago, May 24.—The Booth Fish- eries company, & 100,000 corporation founded on the ruins of A. Booth & company, elected Frank C. Leete pres- ident today. The branch offices, which were. closed at the time of the Booth failure, will be reopened tomorrow, It is sald A Omega |+ LUMBER SCHEDULE OCCUPIED SENATE ALL DAY Senator Bailey Believes the Tarirf Bill Will Ruin' the Republican Party. Washington, May 24—No _single plece of lumber was ever used more effectunlly as @ see-saw by ohildren than Was the great lumber industry teday by the United States senate The lumber schedule of the tasi-bily was under donsideration al the entire day, with Senators Roet, Hey- burn, Borah and Dolliver contending for protection of the industry, and Senators Clapp, Burkett and McCum- ber arguing as strenuously against the pelicy. The day closed with a mere two-thirds vote against Senator Mc- Cumber’s free lumber amendment, the ballot resulting 25 for It and 56 against it. The surprise of the day was the at. titude of Senator Dolliver, who here tofore has stood with the ‘“srogres. sives” throughout the present tariff fight. Today he took position against the radical ‘demand for free lumber, but expressed the opinifon that the industry would not suffer from a re- duction of the Dingley rates. Senator Root opened the day's pro- ceedings with a close argument for a differential on dressed lumber. Sen- ators Borah and Heyburn contended for the highest duty on lumber, and Mr. Borah entered upop an argument to show that the policy of protection is a “system” and cannot be main- tained if there are to be constant ex- ceptions to it, as is desired in the in- terest of free lumber. On the other hand, Senators Clapp and Burkett s gued that lumber can be produced cheaply in ada as in the United States, and contended that the lumber industry of this country would not be endangered by th free admission of the Canadian product. Incidentaly, Scnator Clapp giowingly praised the Cunadian government, saying that it was equal to the best. During the day Senator Heyburn spoke of the republican platform of the last campaign in a way that brought down some ecriticism on his head, and Senator Balley declared that he uid not propose to be bound by the plat- form adopted by the democrats at Denver. Mr. Bafley made a speech of some length towards the close of the session, In which he expressed the opinion that the enactment of the pending tarlft bill would see the dis- integration of the republican party, Early in the day Senator Owen made a sharp attack upon the present tar- iff on sugar, saying that It leads to frauds by a “trust” and still earller Senator Aldrich introduced a resolu- tion providing for an investigation of the expenditures of the various exe utive departments. CARDENIO F. KING LOSES. Supreme Court Against Boston Finan- cial Agent, Who Must Serve Prison Sentence, Boston, May 24.—Exceptions of Cardenio F. King, the promoter of many enterprises, who was convisted in December of Jarceny and embezsle. ment, were overruled by the supreme court today, and King will be com- pelled to serve the sentence of t years' imprisonment Imposed at his trial. King was engaged in selling stock in varlous corporations and charged with having falled to make returns to customers. FLOODS IN OKLAHOMA, Five Livi Lost, Thousands ‘of Acres of Crops inundated. Oklahoma Cit, Okla., May persons are dead, at least ten seriously injured, several thousana acres of crops are inundated, and cvery stream in the northern and eastern part of Oklahom is raging as a result of heavy rains during the last 24 hours. A number of houses were hed away, A small’ tornado_struck Morris, de- molishing the Methodist church and dSeveral residences. 24.—Five Murder Confessed to Baltimore Police Baltimore, May 24 —Mflton Beau~ mont of this city, known td the police as “Philadelphia’ Slim," confeassd tg the poilce today that he killed the man whose body, with the Ghmm - and features n;nn'_l:ma. was last ni y in ie_woods nessr Helena, a suburb of Baltimore. & b trh notorious cFimiadl, alse Knows ers, a 1 also - @8 Connors